Join Frog & all his animal friends as they become explorers in this charming adventure story about being yourself the second book in the Twit Twoo School series 32 pages Monks Lydia ...

In the very first story to feature the loveable amphibian Frog is feeling most unwell He keeps getting hot then cold & something inside his chest is going 'thump thump' Hare says it means he's in love! But who with? & how can he show his devotion
- perhaps by performing the biggest jump ever?
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Relive the &80s with this Frogger Plug & Play TV Arcade Video Game Easily plugging into your TV this small portable game features 2 responsive buttons & an authentic arcade influenced joystick letting you experience the arcade charm of Frogger from the comfort of your own home! Features Suitable for ages 5 years & up Play the classic 1981 video game Frogger Plugs into AV ports on your TV2 buttons & a joystick for arcade fun Collectors Case For Storage & Display Requires 3 AA batteries (not included) ...

Colourful engaging game with a popular theme Tactile playing pieces that engage young minds Game can be played -20 minutes 2 playing modes Junior level Age 6 & Expert level Age 8 ...

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- Holly Black Garth Nix is on hilarious form as he spins his very own fairy tale featuring Princess Anya who
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Hippo knows she is going to have to pull off something spectacular to impress the diving judges As she climbs up to the highest diving board she can't help feel she has forgotten something important The Froglets series is perfect for children who are reading on their own with fun stories of no more than 200 words They are great for 5 year olds or those reading book band 5 (green) ...

Meerkat is taking part in the longest running race
- the marathon! He is so small how will he complete such a big race? He soon
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The Animals' Football Final is an exciting story for young cowboy fans who are learning to read on their own Perfect for children aged 5-7 who are reading at book band blue Max really wants to be a cowboy but he's not very good at using his lasso When a bull escapes from the country show will Max be able to save the day? The Froglets series is perfect for children who are reading on their own with fun stories of no more than 200 words & puzzles to encourage retelling the story & to help build vocabulary Compiled in consultation with Catherine Glavina PGCE & Primary Leader The Centre for Professional Education University of Warwick ...

Marrying deft social commentary to a rich earthy comedy the three comedies collected in Aristophanes' The Frogs & Other Plays offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent periods in Ancient Greek history This Penguin Classics edition is translated by David Barrett with revisions an introduction & notes by Shomit Dutta The master of ancient Greek comic drama Aristophanes combined slapstick humour & cheerful vulgarity with acute political observations In The Frogs written during the Peloponnesian War Dionysus descends to the Underworld to bring back a poet who can help Athens in its darkest hour & stages a great debate to help him decide between the traditional wisdom of Aeschylus & the brilliant modernity of Euripides The clash of generations & values is also the object of Aristophanes' satire in Wasps in which an old-fashioned father & his loose-living son come to blows & end up in court & in Women at the Thesmophoria the famous Greek tragedian Euripides accused of misogyny persuades a relative to infiltrate an all-women festival to find out whether revenge is being plotted against him Shomit Dutta's introduction discusses Aristophanes' life the cultural context of his work & conventions of Greek comedy This updated version of David Barrett's translation also

Includes:: extensive notes & a preface for each play Aristophanes (c 445-386 BC) was probably born in Athens Little is known about his life but there is a portrait of him in Plato's Symposium He was twice threatened with prosecution for his outspoken attacks on the prominent politician Cleon but in 405 he was publicly honoured & crowned for promoting Athenian civic unity in The Frogs Aristophanes had his first comedy produced when he was about twenty-one & wrote forty plays in all The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are published in the Penguin Classics series as The Birds & Other Plays Lysistrata & Other Plays The Wasps & Other Plays & The Frogs & Other Plays If you enjoyed The Frogs & Other Plays you might like Aristophanes' Lysistrata & Other Plays also available in Penguin Classics

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A funny magical story about family & imagination perfect for children learning to read Natalie's sister Lola has locked herself in the bathroom & is refusing to come out It's not her fault
- there's a witch in there keeping her prisoner & a sleeping dragon called Fizz who Lola doesn't want to wake up When the witch gets cross & conjures up lots of frogs things get a little heated
- because frogs do not like dragons! If the police the firemen a plumber & Lola's family can't get her out of the bathroom what will? The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read It features well-loved authors classic characters & favourite topics so that children will find something to excite & engage them in every title they pick up It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence & are beginning to enjoy longer stories Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes & characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant making them perfect for use in schools & for parents keen to support their children's reading Book band Turquoise

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